Senior IT Operations Engineer
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
Investors
About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will build and operate classified, air-gapped infrastructure and support systems, networks, virtualization, storage, security controls, and users. You will automate operations, maintain compliance evidence, troubleshoot root causes, and support new site deployments.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, PKI, and endpoint management
- Experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux or similar systems
- Experience with enterprise virtualization platforms
- Experience with storage, backup and recovery, capacity planning, managed switching, VLANs, firewalls, and network segmentation
- PowerShell and infrastructure automation experience
- Experience applying DISA STIGs and supporting ACAS/Nessus findings
- Experience with RMF, NIST SP 800-53, JSIG, or similarly regulated environments
- Experience in disconnected, air-gapped, classified, or highly controlled environments
Responsibilities
- Build and operate classified infrastructure in standalone and air-gapped enclaves
- Deploy and sustain Windows Server, enterprise Linux, virtualization, storage, and infrastructure services
- Provision GPU compute and plan capacity, rack space, power, and cooling
- Administer Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, PKI, access controls, and endpoint systems
- Maintain hardened images, patching, backup, recovery, and continuity capabilities
- Configure and troubleshoot switching, VLANs, firewalls, segmentation, and network connectivity
- Automate provisioning, configuration, patching, reporting, and compliance tasks
- Apply DISA STIGs and maintain configuration, change, and scan records
- Support accreditation, audit logging, vulnerability remediation, and security operations
- Serve as a senior escalation point, support facility stand-ups, and mentor junior administrators
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity